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VaginaAcademic:
I suspect Elon musk is behind this because TikTok is a threat to users of X as it is more popular.

There's nothing to suspect here. Twitter and Tiktok are two different platforms with different; one is a microblogging platform while the latter is a short video sharing platform. The ideology that drives this platform differ by miles. Their demographic differ too! No b every platform be "social media" my brother!

Rebelutionary:
There's nothing to suspect here. Twitter and Tiktok are two different platforms with different; one is a microblogging platform while the latter is a short video sharing platform. The ideology that drives this platform differ by miles. Their demographic differ too! No b every platform be "social media" my brother!

I don't think you know what Elon is capable of doing

So many ignorant and biased thoughts here:

If USA gets to ban TikTok….

1. Its popularity will dwindle in other parts of the world as USA dictates trends. Gradually, it will become undesirable and then fade away in most parts of world.

2. It will automatically not be accessible for download or update in iOS, android and Microsoft. Again, it will fade away. This was confirmed as within the short time of ban, iOS, Android and Microsoft users could not access the TikTok.

3. Some talk about some Chinese apps like rednote taking over if TikTok is banned. It’s still the same pattern, rear your head and you will be cut short.

4. Some talked about how USA is being selfish. Well, it shows how uninformed many people are here. Facebook, google, x, YouTube and almost all American apps are banned in China for over a decade now. How fair is that now?

5. TikTok has been accused of stealing data for China. Every serious country would pay attention to this development. That’s exactly what the USA is doing. Exactly the point of the Chinese for banning American apps.

6. Some argue that after the android ban on Huawei, that Huawei is one of the best selling. Partly, but only in China. It has gradually disappeared from phone shelves all over the world except China.

Huawei was 3rd and maybe would’ve been the top selling phone company in the world by now if not for the ban. From 2022 till date, it has been Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi ( Redmi), vivo, oppo etc. Huawei is almost getting out of top ten. Why they are still relevant and making money is because of their other investments in telecommunications aside from phones.

7. When some people mocked some other people that Trump will welcome back TikTok with full arms, I laughed so hard.

I’m not holding brief for USA, but these are just the realities.

VaginaAcademic:
I don't think you know what Elon is capable of doing

Hmm you went from "I suspect" to "I know". Which is it?

This whole Tiktok brouhaha didn't start today...look it up! It is first an issue of National security for the US before being an issue about business competition and the US supreme court has ruled that they either divest or get kicked out of US and nowhere is Elon in this picture.

Great100000:
But is it true that with US approval, TikTok is worth zero. What about other countries that are using it

Don’t mind them.

They are a large market but not the only market at all.
If I were him I would give my wife and kids the majority of shares and put like 2% for the public - his wife and kids are American

bluefilm:
When Hitler wanted to annex Poland and subsequently the rest of Europe, some people thought it was not possible

Until all doubts were removed

How can you even compare that time with this present world?

It will be easier for WW3 to happen than for that...

Namigotalktru:
Don’t mind them.

They are a large market but not the only market at all.
If I were him I would give my wife and kids the majority of shares and put like 2% for the public - his wife and kids are American

see this one, go dey trust woman. When she divorce you the next day, you go wish say you follow Donald Trump's own.

Nuzo1:
So many ignorant and biased thoughts here:

If USA gets to ban TikTok….

1. Its popularity will dwindle in other parts of the world as USA dictates trends. Gradually, it will become undesirable and then fade away in most parts of world.

2. It will automatically not be accessible for download or update in iOS, android and Microsoft. Again, it will fade away. This was confirmed as within the short time of ban, iOS, Android and Microsoft users could not access the TikTok.

3. Some talk about some Chinese apps like rednote taking over if TikTok is banned. It’s still the same pattern, rear your head and you will be cut short.

4. Some talked about how USA is being selfish. Well, it shows how uninformed many people are here. Facebook, google, x, YouTube and almost all American apps are banned in China for over a decade now. How fair is that now?

5. TikTok has been accused of stealing data for China. Every serious country would pay attention to this development. That’s exactly what the USA is doing. Exactly the point of the Chinese for banning American apps.

6. Some argue that after the android ban on Huawei, that Huawei is one of the best selling. Partly, but only in China. It has gradually disappeared from phone shelves all over the world except China.

Huawei was 3rd and maybe would’ve been the top selling phone company in the world by now if not for the ban. From 2022 till date, it has been Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi ( Redmi), vivo, oppo etc. Huawei is almost getting out of top ten. Why they are still relevant and making money is because of their other investments in telecommunications aside from phones.

7. When some people mocked some other people that Trump will welcome back TikTok with full arms, I laughed so hard.

I’m not holding brief for USA, but these are just the realities.

great write up. Those people should read this.

Tonytonex:
How can you even compare that time with this present world?

It will be easier for WW3 to happen than for that...

Have you forgotten that History always keep on repeating itself?

That's why we have the saying that there's really nothing new under the Sun

EnglandAmaka:
Google and Appstore is a US company, they will remove Tiktok from their respective stores.

Tiktok will only be available to download on only Huawei phones

This is not a problem at all.

All Tiktok needs to do is to create a website where the app can be downloaded and updated from.

Owners of TikTok will be the greatest fool if they do this... Time for US monopoly must come to an end.

TikTok must also grant more monetizations to African countries.

It is the US citizens that will lose not TikTok.

bluefilm:
Have you forgotten that History always keep on repeating itself?

That's why we have the saying that there's really nothing new under the Sun

yea , I know that. However, there are some exceptions. There are some things that will never repeat itself.

This was the plan all along; ban them to show seriousness then force the company into US-favouring agreements.